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E. A. RUSDEN. MACHINE ICN CLEANING INND SCAPINC FABRICS.

No. 473,266. Patented Apr. 19, 1892.

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E. A. RUSDEN. MACHINE FOR CLEANING AND SOAPING FABRICS. No. 473,266. Patented Apr. 19,189.2.

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l y SPECIFICATION forming' pqrvtlof Ie'terS Patent N 0. 473,266, dated April 19,1892;

Application filed June 20, 1891. Serial No. 396,954. (No model.)`

- To aZZ whom it may concermr textile fabrics.

The objects of this invention are to produce an apparatus which will' more thoroughly soap and cleanse the fabric passing through the tanks with which the apparatus is provided, and also to pmilucc a more durable machine ,which will be more economical in its operation.

The invention consists in the novel construction and operation of the splasher-blades', and in the combination, with the tanks, of outlet-pipesadapted to skim the surface of the liquid contained in the tanks, driving-rolls placed intermediate the tanks, and nip-rolls peculiarly operated and bearing on the fabric, passing over the `driving-rolls at a point rearward of the center of said rolls to force vthe surplus liquid back into thetank from whence the fabric is moving, as will be more clearly described hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims. p

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of two tanks of the improved machine, any number of which 'tanks and accompanying niprolls may be used. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the beating and splashing mechanism. Fig. 3 is anpenlarged view of a portion of the splashing-blades, the face-plate to which they are pivoted and the bearing for the shaft being shown in section.

Similar numbers and letters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout.

VIn the drawings, 5 indicates a'portion .of a fixing-tank providedwith a driving-roll and a nip-roll supported in the side frames 6.

7 is acleansing-tank, while 8 is a Soapingtank, these cleansing and soapin g tanks being placed alternately and each of them being provided with an outlet-pipe 9, which extends through which the scum from the liquid is allowed to pass, they being adjusted to the waterlevel by turning the pipe, fitting in suitable bearings from the outside of the tank. The-tanks 7 and 8 are subdivided by the partitions 7 and 8', those marked 7 being of dit'-A ferent heights to raise the level of the' liquid to a point best adapted for the operation of in some instances are journaled farther'apart than shown in the drawings, so that the fabric will not be subjected to the rubbing of the splash-blades, but will be merely washed by the water thrown againstit. The guide-rolls l2 are revoluble in bearings secured inside and near the bottom of the tanks, the fabric a b passing over the rollers 10 and under thosel marked 12, by which it is guided through the liquid held in the tanks and against the splashers or beaters. The splashers orbeaters are carried by the shafts 13, journaled in the bearings 14.-, secured to the sides of the tanksat properheights, andconsistof splasherblades 15, pivoted at each end in bearings 16, formingpart of the face-plates 17, which are secured to the shafts and turn with them. These splash-blades may consist of groups of longitudinally-extending blades secured together and revolving on a common pivot, as

across the tank and has a longitudinal slit 9', v

is shown in the tank 7, or they may be formed as represented in Figs. 2 and 3,each blade revolving on independent pivots and having theend turned to form a scoop or bucket 15 at right angles, more or less, with the face of the plate and havingthe rounded head or shoulder 152 extending backward of the blade, the outer surface being. rounded, while the thin blade 15 extends inward from the pivot 18, so asv to just clear the shaft 13. The outer ends of the shafts 13 aregeared together and are revolved by the belt 19, passing over a pulley with which the end of one of the shafts is provided, and the splasherwheels are gen- IOO , perforations in the same and pivotally secured in the blocks 23; The Weighted levers 25 may be lifted by cams 27, securedito the shafts 28, which extend across the tanks, being journaled in bearings on the brackets 29, secured to the frames 6, and are operated by handwheels 30, secured to the ends of said shafts.

The raising of these levers 25 lifts the niprolls 22 away fr'om the driving-rolls 2O or from the fabric passing over the driving-rolls. The fabric a b passes through the tanks in the direction indicated by the arrows, passing under the guide-rolls l 2 and over those marked 10, which are supported in the brackets l1. In passing from one tank to the other the fabric is carried along by the driving-rolls 20, and the surplus liquid is squeezed therefrom by the nip-rolls 2 2,Athis liquid running back through vor overthe fabric into the tank from whence the fabric is passing and giving the fabric a thorough rinsing, the position of the nip-rolls relative to the driving-rolls preventing any considerable quantity of liquid being carried from one tank to another. While the fabric a b is passing through the tanks the splashers are rapidly revolved by the belt 19, passing over the splasher-pulleys, and the splash-blades 15 throw the liquid against the fabric and follow it up by a scrubbing motion as their edges pass over the surface of the fabric, the pivoting of the blades preventing undue strain ou the fabric and more thoroughly splashing the liquid over the saine.

The splashers shown in Figs. 2 and 3 are particularly adapted for use in a machine of this class, the rapid revolution of 'the shaft 13 keeping the Weighted buckets in a position to take up a large quantity of liquid and throw it against the fabric,while the rounded rubbing-surface will thoroughly scrub the surface of the same. The lower buck et in Fig. 2 is shown in a position as when passing through the liquid. An important featurein this improved apparatus is the economy with which it may be operated, as all the wear from the motion of the blades icomes on the pivots 18 and their bearings and there can be no sudden or continued shocks to the machine from the blades striking the shafts or other portions of the mechanism when starting or stopping.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1.y In a machine of the class described, the combination, with shafts rotatable in tanks and carrying face-plates, of splashblades having their edges bent at angles with the face thereof and pivoted in said face-plates, as described.

2. Thecombination,Withtheshafts13,journaled in the bearings 14c and carrying' the face-plates 17, having the bearings 16, of the splash-blades l5, having the buckets 15" and heads 152, supported in the bearings 16 bythe pivots 18, as described.

3. The combination, with the tanks of a cleansing and Soaping machine, having the longitudinally-slit outlet-pipe 9 journaled in the sides thereof, of a series of shafts rotatable in said tanks, face-plates carried 'on said shafts, and splash-blades 15, having thebuck ets 15 and a rounded outer surface, pivoted in said face-plates, as described.

ETHELBERT A. RU'SDEN.

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